What you need to know about Shaibu Amodu

The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, on
Saturday, announced the death of its Technical
Director, Shaibu Amodu.

The four-time coach of the Super Eagles died in
his sleep after complaining of chest pains on
Friday night. He died, aged 58.

Amodu's death came three days after the death
of former Super Eagles captain and coach,
Stephen Keshi.

Smart360news captures below key things you need to
know about Amodu.

-Amodu was born 18 April, 1958 in Edo State.

-Amodu, a striker, played for Dumez and Niger
Tornadoes. His playing career ended after he
broke his leg.
Coaching career

-Amodu has managed a number of club sides in
the past both in Nigeria and overseas. They
include: Shooting Stars, BCC Lions, El Kanemi
Warriors, Sharks F.C and Orlando Pirates of South
Africa.

-He first managed the Nigerian national team
from April 2001 to February 2002, where he led
Nigeria to the AFCON bronze medal at Mali
2002. He was later dismissed after the AFCON
tournament.

-Amodu later stated that his dismissal was
"unfair", and also said that, a month later, he had
yet to receive a formal letter confirming his
dismissal.

-He was appointed Head Coach of the Nigerian
national side in April 2008, and was sacked on 6
February 2010 despite reaching third place with
the national side in the 2010 African Cup of
Nations in Angola.

-He was demoted to serve as the coach of the
Nigerian home-based Eagles.

-Amodu was appointed technical director of
Nigeria's national teams in May 2013.

-He was named Technical Director of Bendel
Insurance F.C in November 2013.

-He was re-appointed Nigeria manager in
October 2014, replacing Stephen Keshi. It was his
fourth spell in charge of the country.

-Keshi returned to the role two weeks later but
was fired in July 2015 and Amodu took over the
Eagles again temporarily.

-He was replaced by Sunday Oliseh on a
permanent basis later that month.

-Following the resignation of Sunday Oliseh, the
NFF again, appointed Amodu as the new interim
coach of the national team. The new coaching
crew alongside Amodu was made up of Salisu
Ibrahim, Alloy Agu, Imama Amakapabo and
Kennedy Boboye.

-Amodu's other accomplishments include
Nigerian FA Cup titles with BCC Lions of Gboko
and El Kanemi Warriors on multiple occasions.